Hame tug



Ot. 16, 1928. L J. DWYER HAME TUG Filed March 8, 1928 u. N o m Moump lleather strap.

Patented Oct. 1F, 1928.

UNiTED s TATEs v JAMES DWYER, oF oLneHonN, iowa.

Applicatie H AME TUG.

y vThe invention aims to provide a new and improved haine tug embodyingnovel, easily released and applied means for adj ustably connecting atrace with the tug, the construction being such that adjus readily madeeven in coldw stiiens straps of leather as difficult to manipulate. Incarrying out the tments may be eatlier which so invention, I provide atug oi hollow, substaiitially flat form, into whose rear end upper andlower the trace is insertible. The sides ofthe tug are longitudinallysplit at the rear end of the latter, Y

permitting Ythe outer' side of the .tug to be separated from-the innerside thereof, metal plates are lprovided within the trace-anchoringscrew is the tug, and a rear end of sertible through openings in theseplates and the outer side of the tug,

for securing the trace and tug together, in adjusted relation.. lt is afurther object to provide attaching means lor .the usual back strap andbelly band, embodying rivet portions which secure vone or" theabove-named plat es to the tug, at

one side of the longitudinal splits. of the latter, the' otherplate'being secured tothe tug at the opposite side of the splits.

A still further .object is to provideY a construction in which the mainbody of the tug maybe Jorined primarily from a single lNiththeioregoingfin view, theinvention resides in the novel subiect matterhereinafter .del-scribedY being accomplished by reierence to theaccompanying drawing.

vand claimed,

description Fig. lis a side elevation showing the tug connected with atrace and portions of a back strap and belly band.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the tug, the tracel andthe portions of back strapand belly in elevation.v

Fig. 3 and 4r are transverse sectional viewsv on correspondinglynumbered lines of Fig. 2.

band being shown Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view of a-portion ofthe tug.

The form of construction herein disclosed,

is preferably followed and while this construction will be described indetail, it is to be understood that within the scope of invention asclaimed, vari made. l l

I make use of a one-piece or the like, said strap being the ations maybe strap of leather folded substanto make them edge portions being ,VJhen this screw n filed March 8, 1928.V Serial No. 280,058.

tiallyiipon itself Yas at 6, at its central por,- tion vte providetwoparalleli-caches 7-`7 forming the outer and inner sides of e sub'stantially Hat, tubular tug. The longitudinaledges ofthe strap'reaehes7-7 are turned toward each other to provide upper` and lower sides forthe tubular tug, said shown at 8 and .8 on the drawing. `Theseinturned-edge portions 8--78a extend from'the-rear extremity efv thetug, to points 9 spaced from' the fol-d6, ,and between said points y9andsaid fold (i, the strap may` well be narrower. Between narrowedportions of the sides 'fr-7, Iil.v Teinforcing filler 10 of leather orother desired material-is secured by rivets or thel like 11 and isadapted fory yengagement #with Athe usual ,i tug-attaching means 12,-.ofa heme. From thepoints 9 topoints 13 spaced from -the rear extremity ofthey tug, the inturned PATE-NroFFi-CE.

The flanges 17 lie against the.y inner Y iianges 17a lie againstthe'inner surfaces of the inturned edge portions 8a and are secured tothe latter by rivet portions-19 of U-shaped attaching devices 20 for aback strap 21 and a belly band 22. The plates 16--16i and the outer.side 7 of the tug, are formed with alined openings 23A which receive a.trace- Y anchoring screwV 24, saidV screw being threaded into theopening of the plate 16a.

The trace 25 is receivable in theA tubular tug, said tracebeing'provided with longitudinally spaced openings 26, through any ofwhich the` screw 24:' may be inserted. 'is rotated to disengage it fromthe opening o the plate 16a, the entire rear portion vof the outer tugside 7 Vmay be outwardly swung, and the screw 24' mayV move outwardlywith this side. Then, -the trace may be slid within the tug to `thedesired position and when the-outer side of the tug, that is the rearend of said side, is again swung inwardly, saidscrew may be readilyguided into the proper opening 26 and then threaded into the opening ofthe plate 16a.

l. A yhamertug of substantially flat tubu! lar form to receive ya trace,said tug having its upper and lower sides longitudinally split at theirrear ends to permit separation of the two halves of the tug at the rearend of the latter, two opposed metal plates lying against the innersurfaces of the vertical sides of said tug at the rear end thereof,vsaid plates having lateral flanges at their upper and lower edges lyingagainst the inner surfaces of said upper and lower sides of the tug andextending to the splits of the latter, back strap and belly bandattaching means having rivet portions passed through said upper andlower sides of the tug at the inner sides of said splits and through theflanges of the innermost of said plates, means securing the flanges ofthe outermost of said plates to said upper and lower sides of the tug atthe outer sides of said splits,v said plates and the outer vertical sideof the tug being formed with alined screw-receiving openings, Aand atrace-anchoring screw passing through said openings and threaded intothe opening of said inner plate.

2. A hame tug comprising a flexible strap folded substantially uponitself at its center folded substantially upon itself and having itslongitudinal edge portions turned toward each other and laced togetherfrom points near the ends of the strap to points near the fold of saidstrap, a reinforcing filler secured from the last named points to thefold thereof for engagement with the usual tugattaching means of a hame,opposed metal plates secured the end portions of said strap, said platesand the outermost of said end portions of said strap having alinedopenings, and a trace-anchoring screw passing through said openings andthreaded into the opening of the innermost of said plates.

3. A haine tug comprising a flexible strap at its center and having itslongitudinal edge portions turned toward each other and laced togetherbetween the strap portionsA against the inner surfaces ofk from pointsnear the ends of the strap to points near the fold of said strap, areinforcing filler secured between the strap portions from the lastYnamed points to the fold thereof for strap, said plates and theoutermost end por'- tion of the strap being formed with alined openings,and a trace-anchoring screw passcontacting with the inner horibael:strap and engagement with the usual v y tug-attaching means of a hame,opposed ing through said openings and threaded into 4 the opening ofsaid inner plate.

lIn testimony whereof I have hereunto af- Y.

fixed my signature.

JAMES Dwrnn.

